The People

Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions across the country are making it harder for many eligible voters, especially minorities, students, the disabled and the elderly, to vote. Critics argue that measures are designed in particular to suppress the votes of minorities and college students to keep Democratic turnout low. Advocates say they want to protect a sacrosanct American institution.

Efforts to purge ineligible voters from the rolls in several states have led to allegations that eligible voters are receiving notices about having to verify their citizenship status in order to vote in the coming election.